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Plato and the Question of Beauty

Plato and the Question of Beauty - Studies in Continental Thought

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Publisher's Synopsis

Drew A. Hyland, one of Continental philosophy's keenest interpreters of Plato, takes up the question of beauty in three Platonic dialogues, the Hippias Major, Symposium, and Phaedrus. What Plato meant by beauty is not easily characterized, and Hyland's close readings show that Plato ultimately gives up on the possibility of a definition. Plato's failure, however, tells us something important about beauty-that it cannot be reduced to logos. Exploring questions surrounding love, memory, and ideal form, Hyland draws out the connections between beauty, the possibility of philosophy, and philosophical living. This new reading of Plato provides a serious investigation into the meaning of beauty and places it at the very heart of philosophy.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780253219770
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 111.85092
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 276g
Height: 160mm
Width: 236mm
Spine width: 14mm